The Sociology of Sport and Physical Education: An Introductory Reader

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Tables vii
• Introduction xii
• 1 - Culture, Education and Sport 1
• References 14
• 2 - Theoretical Background 15
• Note 32
• Further Reading 33
• 3 - Methodological Issues in Research 36
• 4 - Femininity, Masculinity and Difference: What’s Wrong with a Sarong? 58
• 5 - The Social Construction of the Body in Physical Education and Sport 79
• Further Reading 91
• 6 - Race, Ethnicity and Sport 92
• Further Reading 108
• 7 - Equality, Equity and Inclusion in Physical Education and School Sport 110

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Tables vii
• Introduction xii
• 1 - Culture, Education and Sport 1
• References 14
• 2 - Theoretical Background 15
• Note 32
• Further Reading 33
• 3 - Methodological Issues in Research 36
• 4 - Femininity, Masculinity and Difference: What’s Wrong with a Sarong? 58
• 5 - The Social Construction of the Body in Physical Education and Sport 79
• Further Reading 91
• 6 - Race, Ethnicity and Sport 92
• Further Reading 108
• 7 - Equality, Equity and Inclusion in Physical Education and School Sport 110
• Note 126
• 8 - Socialisation and Participation in Sport 129
• 9 - The Hidden Curriculum and the Changing Nature of Teachers’ Work 148
• 10 - Critical Pedagogy: What Might It Look like and Why Does It Matter? 167
• Further Reading 187
• 11 - Political Involvement in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation 190
• References 209
• 12 - Global Sport and Global Mass Media 211
• References 232
• Index 234